Drinking-fountain



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK T. LYMAN AND FRANK T. KLIMM, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

Application filed September 4, 1917. Serial No. 189,513.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK T. LYMAN and FRANK J. KLIMM, citizens of theUnited States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented a new and usefulDrinking-Fountain, of which the following is a specification in suchfull and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art toconstruct and use the same.

This invention relates to a drinking foun tain, and an object of theinvention is to provide a hood over the nozzle, which will prevent usersfrom placing their mouths upon the nozzle, or otherwise soiling it.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stream from the nozzlewhich will be incapable of returning germs to the body of water in thenozzle when the supply dies away on the closing of the valve.

Another object of the invention is to provide the lower part of thefountain with an apron which will conceal all the piping but which isopen at the bottom to allow the placing of the necessary piping when thefountain is set up.

Another object of the invention is to so place the nozzle from which thewater issues as to prevent the persons drinking from the stream fromplacing their mouths on the nozzle.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawings in which thesame reference numeral is applied to the same portions throughout, butwe are aware that there may be modifications thereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the fountain,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the bowl of the fountainparallel to the fountain back,

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section at right angles to the fountainback.

Fig. 4: is a front elevation on an enlarged scale of the fountainnozzle, and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a slightly modified form of bowlfor the fountain in which the nozzle is covered with a large roll.

The numeral 1 indicates the fountain back and 2 the bowl. The bowl 2 hasa central opening to receive one end of the trap 3 and a skirt 1 extendsdownwardly from the bowl to form a compartment open at the bottom forthe trap and supply piping 5. There is a regulating valve 6 under thebowl and a service valve 7 which is for the use of the persons using thefountain. The valve 7 projects through and is secured in an opening inthe depending skirt 4. v

The upper end of the pipe 5 projects through a horizontal portion 8 ofthe back and it has a nozzle 9 thereon which nozzle is so shaped as tothrow the stream of water forward in an arch. In order to protect thenozzle, a hood 10 is formed in the back thereover. The hood extends downover the nozzle far enough to prevent anyone from placing the. mouth onthe same, and the stream passes therefrom at a convenient angle to drinkfrom.

It has been ascertained that to make the most satisfactory solid streamit is necessary to horizontally elongate the nozzle as shown in Fig. 4,which elongation provides a substantially solid round stream at the topof the arch.

In Fig. 5 there is shown a modified form of fountain bowl. In thisfigure the bowl is shown at 15, the trap at 16, and the supply pipe at17.

The supply pipe has a valve 18, and the nozzle 19 is placed in a recess20 under a deep roll rim 21.

It will be clear that this spout or nozzle may be used over any bowl,sink or drinking fountain now in use, and such object is with in thescope of. the invention.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows, expressreservation being made of permissilole modifications:

1. A drinking fountain comprising a bowl and a nozzle for throwing aninclined stream over the bowl, the nozzle having a horizontallyelongated mouth.

2. In a drinking fountain, a nozzle for throwing an inclined stream, thenozzle having a horizontally elongated mouth.

.11 testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 21st day ofAugust, A. D. 1917.

FRANK T. LYMAN. FRANK J. KLIMM.

